/**
 * Copyright (C) 2002-2015   The FreeCol Team
 * <p>
 * This file is part of FreeCol.
 * <p>
 * FreeCol is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 * <p>
 * FreeCol is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 * <p>
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with FreeCol.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */


package net.sf.freecol.common.model;


/**
 * Interface for objects which can be owned by a <code>Player</code>.
 * @see Player
 */
public interface Ownable
{

    /**
     * Gets the owner of this <code>Ownable</code>.
     *
     * @return The <code>Player</code> controlling this <code>Ownable</code>.
     */
    public Player getOwner( );

    /**
     * Sets the owner of this <code>Ownable</code>.
     *
     * @param p The <code>Player</code> that should take ownership
     *     of this <code>Ownable</code>.
     * @exception UnsupportedOperationException if not implemented.
     */
    public void setOwner( Player p );
}
